Live race coverage

- Flying overnight to Paris today, so next update late Thursday. -Pete

- The 2010 Tour de France Route Presentation is one week from today at the Palais des Congres in Paris. You will be able to watch the event LIVE on the internet, with audio commentary in English and French. Live streaming is scheduled to begin at 11:00 CET (5am U.S. Eastern), October 14. (We will of course have the links for you + more info as the event approaches.) The first half hour should include speeches from TDF organizer Amaury Sport Organization (A.S.O.) president Jean-Etienne Amaury and Tour director Christian Prudhomme, among others including officials from key regions visited during the 2010 Tour. This is a good time for a nap. Things will then get more interesting as breathtaking 12-minute video highlights of the 2009 Tour, set to music, remind everyone why we love this sport. The event concludes with what everyone is waiting for: the presentation of the 2010 Tour de France race route. Will there be a Team Time Trial? (Rumor is no.) How many Individual Time Trials and how long will they be? How many mountaintop finishes? With coastal winds already expected in week one, will organizers also throw in some cobblestone sections on the route from Rotterdam into Northern France to keep things interesting? (Rumor is yes. Remember Iban Mayo bouncing all over the road and crashing in 2004?) Among the riders expected in attendance in Paris are Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador. Also expected "in the house": Most everyone from team managers such as Marc Madiot and Johan Bruyneel to broadcasters Paul Sherwen, Phil Liggett and Bob Roll. Will UCI President Pat McQuaid show up or will his "bad France week" this week extend into next week? Will someone, perhaps a member of the French media, have sent bad boy and past regular attendee Alexandre Vinokourov an invitation in order to stir up trouble? Stay tuned. Not to be missed. -Pete

- The 2009 Paris-Tours is Sunday. Cycling.tv will have LIVE video of the race, free, to North America. Click here for more info. Cyclingfans.com will of course publish a complete Paris-Tours Live Online Coverage Guide before the race.

- A Cyclocross fan in the U.S. emailed saying he was able to watch the women's race live earlier on Cycling TV. So if you have a CTV subscription in the U.S. you may want to give that a try, despite the fact it is supposed to be geo-restricted (available worldwide excluding U.S).

- UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup:Sporza appears to be geo-restricted, not working in the U.S. No surprise.

- Next updates when live coverage gets underway for the men's Cyclo-cross World Cup and for the Tour de Vendee.

- LIVE today:Live coverage of the UCI Cyclocross World Cup event in Treviso, Italy is scheduled to begin on Cycling TV at 13:50 CET for the women's race and at 15:20 CET for the men's race. Cycling TV's coverage is worldwide excluding the U.S. Live coverage on Sporza should begin at around 15:15 CET (9:15am U.S. Eastern).

(Worldwide excluding U.S.A.)

(Likely Belgium only)

(More feeds at race time if available)

- LIVE today:Live coverage of today's Tour de Vendee is scheduled to begin at 16:35 CET (10:35am U.S. Eastern). Live streaming coverage on France TV is listed as geo-restricted. Eurosport France is also covering the latter part of the race live.

- LIVE AUDIO:Eurosport live audio feeds are playing in English, French, Russian and Swedish. Links in "Live audio streaming" section at right. Pick your language; audio feeds can be played simultaneously with video streams.

- There are numerous options for watching the UCI Road World Championships, links below and at right.

- Note:Eurosport in some markets has gone to Superbike coverage for a little over an hour. They will then return to live coverage of the World Championships Road Race.

- Vuelta Online Game:TODAY is the last day to register for the game. Details below.

- Today's Elite Men's Road Race starts at 10:30 CET (4:30am U.S. Eastern) and is expected to finish at around 17:30 CET (11:30am U.S. Eastern). UCI Road Worlds live video coverage on Universal Sports is scheduled to begin at 4:30am U.S. Eastern. (10:30 CET) Live video streaming on Cycling TV is also scheduled to begin when the race itself starts. Live coverage on Eurosport will also start with the race or possibly beforehand depending on market.

- NEW!Vuelta a Espana Online game. Free to play. You get to play the directeur sportif. Create your cycling team, train it and compete against players from all over the world on the official stages of the 2009 Vuelta a Espana. Just like in the real Vuelta, one stage is simulated per day. Once you have signed up and set up your team, your race begins the following day with Stage 1. Click banner below or here for more info and to sign up.

- We recommend you open our Twitter feed in a separate window now. If ever we have a server outage, we will update on Twitter and direct you to a live coverage page on another server.

- Welcome to our live coverage guide for the 2009 UCI Road World Championships.

- Sunday's Elite Men's Road Race starts at 10:30 CET (4:30am U.S. Eastern) and is expected to finish at around 17:30 CET (11:30am U.S. Eastern). UCI Road Worlds live video coverage on Universal Sports is scheduled to begin at 4:30am U.S. Eastern. (10:30 CET) Live video streaming on Cycling TV is also scheduled to begin when the race itself starts. Live coverage on Eurosport will also start with the race or possibly beforehand depending on market.

- U23 Men Road Race LIVE via Eurosport France.

- The women's race is over.

- Elite Women's Road Race also LIVE via Eurosport France.

- UCI Road Worlds LIVE via Eurosport UK.

- UCI Road Worlds LIVE on Universal Sports. Link at right.

- Today is the running of the Women's Elite and Men's U23 road races. The women's race starts at 09:00 CET (3:00am U.S. Eastern) and is expected to finish at around 12:30 CET (6:30am U.S. Eastern). UCI Road Worlds live video coverage on Universal Sports is scheduled to begin at 3:00am U.S. Eastern. (9:00 CET) Live coverage of the Elite Women's race on Eurosport is scheduled to begin at 9:00 CET or 9:30 CET depending on market. The U23 Men's race starts at 13:30 CET (7:30am U.S. Eastern) and is expected to finish at around 18:00 CET (12pm U.S. Eastern). Live coverage of the U23 Men's race on Eurosport is scheduled to begin at 14:00 CET (8am U.S. Eastern).

- Vuelta Online Game:Last day to register for the game is September 27.

- NEW!Vuelta a Espana Online game. Free to play. You get to play the directeur sportif. Create your cycling team, train it and compete against players from all over the world on the official stages of the 2009 Vuelta a Espana. Just like in the real Vuelta, one stage is simulated per day. Once you have signed up and set up your team, your race begins the following day with Stage 1. Click banner below or here for more info and to sign up.

- We recommend you open our Twitter feed in a separate window now. If ever we have a server outage, we will update on Twitter and direct you to a live coverage page on another server.

- Welcome to our live coverage guide for the 2009 UCI Road World Championships.

- LIVE AUDIO:Eurosport live audio feeds playing in English, French, Russian and Swedish. Links in "Live audio streaming" section at right. Audio feeds can be played simultaneously with any of the video feeds listed below or at right (mute the sound on a video feed).

- Race is also LIVE via Swedish Public TVhere. (Thanks, Gandalf in Slovenia!)

- Elite Men TT LIVE via Eurosport Russia.

- Elite Men TT LIVE via Eurosport. (English, media player)

- UCI Road Worlds LIVE via Eurosport France. Link at right.

- UCI Road Worlds LIVE on Universal Sports. Link at right.

- Today is the Men's Elite Time Trial (49.8km). The event gets underway at 11:30 CET (5:30am U.S. Eastern) when the first rider departs. Full Men's TT Start Order and Timeshere. (.pdf) UCI Road Worlds live video coverage on Cycling TV and on Universal Sports is scheduled to begin at 5:30am U.S. Eastern. (11:30 CET) Live coverage on Eurosport is also scheduled to begin at that time.

- Vuelta Online Game:Last day to register for the game is September 27.

- NEW!Vuelta a Espana Online game. Free to play. You get to play the directeur sportif. Create your cycling team, train it and compete against players from all over the world on the official stages of the 2009 Vuelta a Espana. Just like in the real Vuelta, one stage is simulated per day. Once you have signed up and set up your team, your race begins the following day with Stage 1. Click banner below or here for more info and to sign up.

- We recommend you open our Twitter feed in a separate window now. If ever we have a server outage, we will update on Twitter and direct you to a live coverage page on another server.

- Welcome to our live coverage guide for the 2009 UCI Road World Championships.

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- Thursday's Day 2 at the UCI Road World Championships will see the running of the Men's Elite Time Trial (49.8km). The event gets underway at 11:30 CET (5:30am U.S. Eastern) when the first rider departs. Full Men's TT Start Order and Timeshere. (.pdf) UCI Road Worlds live video coverage on Cycling TV and on Universal Sports is scheduled to begin at 5:30am U.S. Eastern. (11:30 CET) Live coverage on Eurosport is also scheduled to begin at that time.

- LIVE AUDIO:Eurosport live audio feeds playing in English, French, Russian and Swedish. Links in "Live audio streaming" section at right. Audio feeds can be played simultaneously with video feeds (mute the sound on a video feed).

- Today's events are the Men Under 23 Time Trial and the Women Elite Time trial.

- Universal Sports originally planned to broadcast all events live. They have informed us that due to the very early start times, only the Elite Men's and Women's events will be live; other events will be delayed coverage only.

- Vuelta Online Game:Last day to register for the game is September 27.

- NEW!Vuelta a Espana Online game. Free to play. You get to play the directeur sportif. Create your cycling team, train it and compete against players from all over the world on the official stages of the 2009 Vuelta a Espana. Just like in the real Vuelta, one stage is simulated per day. Once you have signed up and set up your team, your race begins the following day with Stage 1. Click banner below or here for more info and to sign up.

- We recommend you open our Twitter feed in a separate window now. If ever we have a server outage, we will update on Twitter and direct you to a live coverage page on another server.

- Welcome to our live coverage guide for the 2009 UCI Road World Championships.

- Vuelta Online Game:Last day to register for the game is September 27.

- Vuelta a Espana Stage 21 departs Rivas-Vaciamadrid at 14:16 CET (8:16am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish in Madrid between 17:10 and 17:42 CET (11:10am and 11:42am U.S. Eastern). Vuelta a Espana live video on Universal Sports is scheduled to begin at 10:00am U.S. Eastern. Vuelta live coverage on Sporza is scheduled to begin at 16:00 CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).

- NEW!Vuelta a Espana Online game. Free to play. You get to play the directeur sportif. Create your cycling team, train it and compete against players from all over the world on the official stages of the 2009 Vuelta a Espana. Just like in the real Vuelta, one stage is simulated per day. Once you have signed up and set up your team, your race begins the following day with Stage 1. Click banner below or here for more info and to sign up.

- We recommend you open our Twitter feed in a separate window now. If ever we have a server outage, we will update on Twitter and direct you to a live coverage page on another server.

- Sunday's Vuelta a Espana Stage 21 departs Rivas-Vaciamadrid at 14:16 CET (8:16am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish in Madrid between 17:10 and 17:42 CET (11:10am and 11:42am U.S. Eastern). Vuelta a Espana live video on Universal Sports is scheduled to begin at 10:00am U.S. Eastern. Vuelta live coverage on Sporza is scheduled to begin at 16:00 CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).

- Vuelta a Espana LIVE via Eurosport.

- Vuelta LIVE via TDP.

- Vuelta a Espana LIVE via Universal Sports. Link at right.

- Vuelta a Espana Stage 20 Individual Time Trial (27.8km) in Toledo starts at 14:29 CET (8:29am U.S. Eastern) when the first rider, Damien Gaudin, departs. See link above for full start order and times. Vuelta a Espana live video on Universal Sports is scheduled to begin at 10:00am U.S. Eastern. Vuelta live coverage on Sporza is scheduled to begin at 16:00 CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).

- NEW!Vuelta a Espana Online game. Free to play. You get to play the directeur sportif. Create your cycling team, train it and compete against players from all over the world on the official stages of the 2009 Vuelta a Espana. Just like in the real Vuelta, one stage is simulated per day. Once you have signed up and set up your team, your race begins the following day with Stage 1. Click banner below or here for more info and to sign up.

- We recommend you open our Twitter feed in a separate window now. If ever we have a server outage, we will update on Twitter and direct you to a live coverage page on another server.

- Vuelta a Espana Stage 19 departs Avila at 12:47 CET (6:47am U.S. Eastern) and is expected in La Granja Real Fabrica de Cristales between 17:16 and 17:46 CET (11:16am and 11:46am U.S. Eastern). Vuelta a Espana live video on Universal Sports is scheduled to begin at 10:00am U.S. Eastern. Vuelta live coverage on Sporza is scheduled to begin at 16:00 CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).

- NEW!Vuelta a Espana Online game. Free to play. You get to play the directeur sportif. Create your cycling team, train it and compete against players from all over the world on the official stages of the 2009 Vuelta a Espana. Just like in the real Vuelta, one stage is simulated per day. Once you have signed up and set up your team, your race begins the following day with Stage 1. Click banner below or here for more info and to sign up.

- We recommend you open our Twitter feed in a separate window now. If ever we have a server outage, we will update on Twitter and direct you to a live coverage page on another server.

- Friday's Vuelta a Espana Stage 19 departs Avila at 12:47 CET (6:47am U.S. Eastern) and is expected in La Granja Real Fabrica de Cristales between 17:16 and 17:46 CET (11:16am and 11:46am U.S. Eastern). Vuelta a Espana live video on Universal Sports is scheduled to begin at 10:00am U.S. Eastern. Vuelta live coverage on Sporza is scheduled to begin at 16:00 CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).

- Vuelta a Espana Stage 18 departs Talavera de la Reina at 13:10 CET (7:10am U.S. Eastern) and is expected in Avila between 17:17 and 17:45 CET (11:17am and 11:45am U.S. Eastern). Vuelta a Espana live video on Universal Sports is scheduled to begin at 10:00am U.S. Eastern. Vuelta live coverage on Sporza is scheduled to begin at 16:00 CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).

- NEW!Vuelta a Espana Online game. Free to play. You get to play the directeur sportif. Create your cycling team, train it and compete against players from all over the world on the official stages of the 2009 Vuelta a Espana. Just like in the real Vuelta, one stage is simulated per day. Once you have signed up and set up your team, your race begins the following day with Stage 1. Click banner below or here for more info and to sign up.

- We recommend you open our Twitter feed in a separate window now. If ever we have a server outage, we will update on Twitter and direct you to a live coverage page on another server.